Fiddlers feast and railroad notes in late edition
A Chronicle of rail concerns and community notices features a December 9 Old Fiddlers contest at the Municipal Auditorium staged by Wilbur C. Hawk with Mason King, facing ticketed prices and a multi-state lineup for Fat Stock show proceeds. Also covered are local moves, rail reorganizations, and passenger rate hints for Expo visitors, plus Santa Claus events and minor community news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nero
Rome
Old King Cole
Municipal Auditorium
Wilbur C. Hawk
Mason King
Globe News
Mike Hollander
Santa Claus
Move Signals Mystery Man and Ocean Crossing Tale
A fragmentary item notes a man who seems ready to move and references Big Ben Uncle Tom and Little Eva as moving picture actors. It adds a curious tale of Sam Insull claiming poverty, then flying to New York and sailing to France. The text also cites life insurance firms owning railroad bonds, the railroads’ annual interest, a small boy feeding an elephant candy, a wood train moving from Roswell to Boston, and rail line abandonments totaling 1,028 miles in the first nine months of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Insull
Chicago
New York
France
Greatest potash deposit found by oil test near Carlsbad
W H McNutt testified in Roswell federal court that a 1928 oil test 20 miles NE of Carlsbad led to the discovery of a vast potash deposit. He seeks 400000 for his geologist services, detailing early negotiations with Snowden and McSweeney to form United States Potash Company. His legal team includes Senators Bratton and Reed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Europe
United States
Pennsylvania Avenue
Roosevelt
Raymond Moley
Columbia University
White House
Moley
Treasury
Ogden Mills
Mills
Roswell
N. M
Carlsbad
W. H. McNutt
San Antonio
Tex
Federal District
United States Potash Company
Sam Bratton
New Mexico
James A. Reed
Missouri
Car Victim Rites Held for J W Taylor
Kilgore November 29 The body of J W Taylor 35 who with a 16 year old Negro was killed on the Gladewater highway Saturday night as they repaired a tire was sent to Many Louisiana for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilgore
J. W. Taylor
Gladewater
Many
Guiding Your Child Through Stealing and Understanding Motives
A religious or educational essay argues parents overreact to a child stealing, urging understanding of underlying causes. It lists reasons like lack of play materials, jealousy, desire for affection, or peer comparison, and notes that punishment alone rarely cures the fault. The piece ends with a concrete example of a boy stealing to buy a peddler's pack for his grandfather.
Three Barrymores and Marx Brothers Parade Wit
The excerpt notes Chaplin aided by a singer as she boosts him through top notes, and a comic contest between an unidentified rider and Charles MacArthur Harpo Marx with cartwheels and headstands. It mentions Rasputin film work for the Barrymores and jokes about the number three among Barrymores Marx brothers and ancient elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaplin
Charles MacArthur
Harpo Marx
MacArthur
Rasputin
Barrymores
Ethel
John
Lionel
Marx Brothers
Zeppo
Groucho
Chico
Harpo
Stomach Ulcers Help With Von's Pink Tablets
An Omaha advertisement claims stomach ulcers and related gastric hyperacidity respond to Von's Pink Tablets without strict dieting. Promises definite improvement within ten days and natural healing with nourishment. Free booklet titled The Problem of the Sufferer offered by Von Company, 610 Keeline Building, Omaha Nebraska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha von Company
Keeline Bldg
Omaha
Nebr
Hollywood Giants and the Bottled War On Prohibition
The piece surveys film magnates in Hollywood, including Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg, and notes random events from California politics to aviation feats. It questions prohibition policy, debating alcohol limits, and argues for strict regulation and heavy taxation to curb drunkenness. It also touches on global tensions in the League of Nations and English debt debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
China
Japan
England
Beaverbrooke
Wonderful Zemo Eczema Relief Ad Claims Fast Itch Stop
A vintage advertisement touts Zemo as a 20 year proven remedy for eczema and rashes. It promises relief within five seconds and claims rare ingredients outperform cheaper products. The ad targets druggists with prices for Zemo extra strength at $1.25 and standard at $1.00.
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John Moore
R. E. Lowry
Dallas
Buchanan Street
Mr. Lowry
Amarillo
Walter N. van Shaw
Tyler Street
Topeka
Kan
van Shaw
Santa Fe
Company
L. E. Davis
West Eighth Street
Grady Lewis
Mr. Davis
J. D. Burks
Rock Island Trainman
Sayre
McLean
A. R. Tillman
Albuquerque
Julius Hinkle
Rock Island
Dalhart
Houston Chronicle
Corpus Christi, San Angelo and Roswell
Corpus Christi
Farmington
Uvalde
San Angelo
R. L. Allen
Southwestern
New York Central
East Buffalo
N. Y
Indianapolis
Ind
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Young Lochinvar
VICKS
Wees Rosevelt
Big Ben
Uncle Tom
Little Eva
Life Insurance Companies
Bond Baker
Galveston
Boston
Schilling
Harrison
Spain
Brown
Jones Southern
Lee
Mrs
Agnes Lyne
Brookfield
Schillings
Catsup
Heinz
Great West
Avac
Yee
Frank Bie
Pierce
Tually
Nicholas Schenck
American “Picture” Organization
Louis B. Mayer
Irving Thalberg
Metro-Goldwyn
Hollywood
California
James Rolph, Jr
Roscoe Turner
Ocean
Broadway
Forty-second Street
Charlie Chaplin
Congress
Amarillo Baking Company
Libby
Y.C
van Camp
Quick Quaker
Empson
van Camp’s
G& Wal
Pram
Anierclad
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